Gabriella Crespi
Gabriella Crespi | |
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Born |
17 February 1922 Saronno, Italy |
Died |
14 February 2017 (aged 94) Milan, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Education |
Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan |
Known for | Sculpture, furniture design, jewelry design |
Notable work |
Obelisk (1968-1970) |
Spouse(s) | Giuseppe Maria Crespi (m.1948-1974) |
Children | 2 |
Gabriella Crespi (17 February 1922 – 14 February 2017) was an Italian artist-designer whose work spanned furniture design, jewelry and sculpture.
Transforming objects by adding changes in their function, Crespi developed her style with a repertoire of more than two thousand pieces.[1][2] Her work methods recall those of Renaissance workshops, bringing craftsmanship and artistic approach together.[3]
Her design pieces have been appreciated and owned by public figures as King Faisal, the Shah Reza Pahlavi, Grace Kelly,[4][5] George Livanos, Thomas Hoving, Audrey Hepburn, Gunter Sachs[6][7] and celebrated by design enthusiasts and magazines.[8]
Career
At the end of the 1950s, Gabriella Crespi commenced her activity as a designer and presented her first collections in Milan. Mrs. Hoving, owner of Tiffany & Co. and Bonwit Teller at that time, owned her first works and, from the early 1960s, her objects were commissioned by Dior for the gifts department, home decor and dining: the ties between Crespi and Dior will last for almost twenty years.[9][10]
Between the 1970s and the 1980s, Gabriella Crespi gained an elite place among the 20th century furniture designers with her "Plurimi" series (1970-1982), the "Z Line" (1972-1974) and other pieces, such as "Obelisk" (1968-1970), "Moons" (1969-1980) and "Kaleidoscope" (1970-1976).[11]
Crespi retired in 1987 and, at the age of 65, she ventured into the Himalayas where she lived for two decades. She published a book in 2007, "Ricerca di Infinito Himalaya", after the retreat.[12][13]
In 2011 a retrospective exhibition of her work, Gabriella Crespi: The Sign and the Spirit, was held in Milan at Palazzo Reale.[14][15]
In 2015 Crespi launched "New Bronze Age," a series of new limited editions of her most iconic works, including a new version of her "Puzzle Table", whose countertop is made of Murano glass tiles, unique pieces conceived and designed by the architect Franco Deboni,[16] internationally renowned for his glass creations.[17][18]
Bibliography
- Triennale Design Museum. Il Design Italiano. Milano: Electa, 2018. ISBN 9788891819819
- Masini, Pierluigi (2018). Gabriella Crespi Spirito e Materia, Arte e Design. Milano: Odoya, 2018. ISBN 9788862884327
- Triennale Design Museum 9. W.Women in Italian Design. Mantova: Corraini Edizioni, 2016. ISBN 9788875705671
- Favardin, Patrick et Bloch-Champfort, Guy. Les Décorateurs des années 60-70. Paris: Norma Editions, 2015. ISBN 9782915542776
- 1968 Italian Radical Design. Athens: Deste Foundation for Contemporary Art, 2014. ISBN 9786185039042
- Bony, Anne. Gabriella Crespi. Paris: Piasa Editions, 2014
- Stoeltie, Barbara & René. Parisian Interiors. Paris: Editions Flammarion, 2011. ISBN 9782080301727
- Cunaccia,Cesare. Gabriella Crespi The Sign and the Spirit. Milano: Mondadori Electa, 2011. ISBN 9788837086183
- Derieux Matos, Debra. Living in Style Paris. Paris: teNeues Publishing Group, 2010. ISBN 9783832793715
- Crespi, Gabriella. Ricerca di Infinito Himalaya. Cisternino, Herakhandi Samaj Italiano, 2007.
- Bony, Anne. Meubles et décors des années 70. Paris: Editions du Regard, 2005. ISBN 9782841051755
References
- ↑ Bony, Anne (2014). Gabriella Crespi, p.119. Piasa Editions, Paris
- ↑ "Ode to Gabriella Crespi" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ Cunaccia, Cesare (2011). The Sign and the Spirit, p.42. Mondadori Electa, Milano. ISBN 9788837086183
- ↑ "Gabriella Crespi - Vogue.it". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ "Vogue Living Nov/Dec 2017: Gabriella Crespi - Jason Mowen". Jason Mowen. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Brillante Interiors: Timeless Gabriella Crespi". 17 February 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Jason Mowen". 17 February 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Remembering Gabriella Crespi, a Milanese Original". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Gabriella Crespi - Abitare le emozioni". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Masini, Pierluigi (2018). Gabriella Crespi Spirito e Materia, Arte e Design, pp.55,57. Odoya, Milano. ISBN 9788862884327
- ↑ Cunaccia, Cesare (2011). Gabriella Crespi The Sign and the Spirit, pp. 33,36. Mondadori Electa, Milano. ISBN 9788837086183
- ↑ Cunaccia, Cesare (2011). Gabriella Crespi The Sign and the Spirit, pp.134,139. Mondadori Electa, Milano. ISBN 9788837086183
- ↑ Masini, Pierluigi (2018). Gabriella Crespi Spirito e Materia, Arte e Design, pp.152,198. Odoya, Milano. ISBN 9788862884327
- ↑ "Gabriella Crespi: il segno e lo spirito". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ "Crespi Palazzo Reale Milano". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Galleria Rita Fancsaly Milano - Italian Design". www.ritafancsaly.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Incredible Crespi". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Tutte le sfumature di bronzo". Retrieved 11 July 2018.
External links
- Archivio Gabriella Crespi
- Harpersbazaararabia.com Remembering Gariella Crespi, Age of Elegance
- domusweb.it Gabriella Crespi: Spirito e Materia, Arte e Design
- vogue.com Remembering Gabriella Crespi
- wsj.com Italian Designer Gabriella Crespi Returns
- nytimes.com
- domusweb.it Gabriella Crespi:il Segno e lo Spirito
- architecturaldigest.com Gabriella Crespi Designs are up for Auction in Paris
- Vogue.it Ricordando Gabriella Crespi
- Back from the Roots
- agentofstyle.com Gabriella Crespi Timeless by Piasa
- lampoon.it Gabriella Crespi
- admagazine.fr Gabriella Crespi le baroque et l'épure
- vogue.it Gabriella Crespi